Automobile bumper



my l2 1927 M. N. HuRLl-:Y 1'635'418 I AUTOMOBILE Buinen Original Filed Oct.. 5, 1925 Patented vJuly 12, 1927.

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This inventionv relates to improvements in vehicle bumpers. p

f An object of this invention is to provide rvab'umper of `improved construction which cannot easilybe'bent or broken, and ywhich has especial qualities ofy give or elasticity, so that if the Ivehicle onwhich the bumper is mounted encounters` an obstruction, the vehicle will .be stopped without excessive jarring.v v o v f p Vith the foregoing and other-objects in view which will be `made` manifest in the ,following detailed description land speci-fi'-L cally ypointed out in'i the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying draw- 'ings for anV illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

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Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved vehicle bumper from the rear side thereof,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved bumper from the forward side thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a partial view of a vehicle illustrating the manner of attaching vthe improved bumper.

'.Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate 'similar parts throughout, the improved bumper is made up of'three transverse bars 10, 11 and 12. The top and bottom bars 10 and 12 are arranged in the same vertiwhile the middle bai' 11 is arranged in a vertical plane forwardly therefrom. The ends of the bars are all bent slightly rearwardly and have their extremities curled to provide apertures for the reception of pins or bolts 13, which connect the ends of the three bars together. y

A fourth bar is provided, which is indi-v cated at 14, and which has its central portion riveted or otherwise secured to themiddle of Vthe middle bar 11, as indicated at 15. Portions' of the fourth bar 14, which are adjacent its middle, extend rearwardly and outwardly from the middle of the central bar 11, such as is indicated at 16. At 17 the ends of the fourth bar 14 are bent outwardly and the ends of the bar are then reversely bent upon themselves, as indicated at 18. These rei versely bent ends ofthe bar are positioned between the top and bottom bars 12 and 1() respectively and between suitable straps 19` which are secured to the top and bottom bars upon their opposite sides. Suitable bolts or rivets 2O pass through the straps ends.fSuitable brackets; 21 'fareiprovided upon the outwardly bent portions vofl the bar edflllQOntheffranlie fF of avehicle.-

14. so-thattl'ie bumper maybe easilymount- From the .above'described construction -it l will be readily appreciated'thatarugged substantial 'bumper' is provided,v f which may be easily and'simplyconstructedl and'which can be easilyl applied tol ay vehicle.- 1' l' An advantage of the improved bumper resides in` the factl that .thel-midd-le-l bar l11-`is arranged forwardly of the top andbottom l bars. I f an obstruction'is encountered,but the vehicle on which the bumper is mounted is not moving with a high velocitythe middle bar alone will be deflected, and the give or resilient action will Vbe absorbed in the divergent portion 16 of the .fourth bar 14. As these portions are yof considerable length,

,a considerable deflection of the middle bar 11 is possible. This is the action which takes place when the bumper strikes an obstruction n with a small force; When the bumper strikes an obstruction with a greater force, the mid-k dle'bar 11 is first deflected, and the top and bottom bars are also deflected, 'causing the reversely bent portions 18 of the fourth bar 14 to bend and allowl all of the bars to move i. i rearwardly. However, as the reversely bent` portions 18 are relatively short and therefore' fairly stiff, the deflection ofthe top and bottom bars is only a proportion of thev deflection of the forward or middle bar. In this manner it will' be readily appreciated that when the bumper strikes an obstruction with a great force that all of the bars act in absorbing the shock, and thatthe greater the shock the greater will be they deflection, p

and as the transverse bars approachV their eXtreme deflected positions, there will be a i greater force exerted by the'fourth bar 14 to return the bars to their initial positions.

It will be understood that various changes may be'madein the detail ofv construction without departing. of the invention as claims;

I claim:

-1. `A vehicle bumper comprising three transverse bars, the top and bottom of which are in the same vertical plane,l the middle bar being in a vertical plane kforwardly of the other bars, means connecting theends defined by the appended from the lspirit or scope-l its ends bent rearwardly `between the top and bottom bars and then forwardly, means for .connecting'the ends of the fourth bar to the top andkbottom bars, and means for mounting said fourth bar upon the-.frame of ave-v hicle. Y

2. Ak vehicle bumper comprising three transverse bars, the top and bottom bars being arranged in the same vertical plane and the middle bar being arranged ina different plane, means connecting the Aends of the bars, and means for mounting the bars upon a vehicle frame, the middle ybar being located most remote fromthe vehicle frame so as to Y be :encountered first.'

8. A, vehicle bumper comprising three transverse bars, the top and bot-tom bars being arranged in the same vertical plane and the middle bar being arranged forwardly thereof, means `connecting the ends vof all of the bars together, and means for connecting alll of the bars intermediate vtheir ends to a vehicle frame. p

4. A vehicle bumper comprising three transverse bars,`the top and bottom bars being arranged in the'same vertical plane and the middle bar being' arranged forwardly thereof, means connectingftheends of all of the bars together, vand means for connecting all of the bars to each other intermediate their ends and to a vehicle frame;vk

5. A vehicle bumper comprising three transverse bars, means connecting the ends ofthe bars together, a fourth barhaving its.

central portion connectedl to the middle vbar adjacent 'its middle, means connecting the f fourth bar to a vehicle frame adjacent its ends, and means connecting the ends of the fourth bar to the top and'bottom bars inf termediate their ends. y

In testimony whereof I have signedimy name to this specification.v Y f MIKE N. HURLEY. 

